Admissions

If you are curious about the world, love to learn, engage in everything, and take
risks, then the Honors College at West Virginia University is the place for you.

Combining the attention of a small college environment with the resources of a world-class
research institution, the Honors College provides opportunities to enhance their
curriculum for students in every undergraduate major across the campus.

Honors Foundations Program

For first time freshmen, this innovative two-year Honors program is designed
to enrich students’ first years on campus, particularly in their general education
courses and introductory courses in their major. Students in classes 2021 and beyond
can participate in this program.

Incoming First-Time Freshmen

The process for admission to the Honors College begins when you complete the
WVU Application.

The Honors College will review every WVU application for eligibility to the Honors
College, and will send eligible students an invitation to join the Honors College.
This invitation letter contains instructions on how students can confirm their
interest in the WVU Honors College by writing a 250-word statement about their
intention to join. The Honors College admissions process has opened for the current cycle.

Current WVU Freshmen and Transfer Students

First-semester freshmen and freshmen transfer students with a 3.7 cumulative GPA
may also qualify to apply for admission.

The Honors Foundations Program provides ample support to encourage you to take
intellectual risks, make discoveries, explore the world around you, participate
in exciting cutting-edge research projects, engage in community-based learning,
and find your passion.

The Honors College is an interdisciplinary college that offers customized learning
pathways for students who seek to enhance their education with academically
“different” types of experiences.

Our courses are active, hands-on learning laboratories where students can
enhance their skills. Students should select Honors courses that will challenge
them and inspire them to ask questions, seek impossible answers, and delve
into the unknown.

Honors Foundations Program students must complete a minimum of five Honors courses
and 13 Honors credits. Students must also maintain a high GPA. For more information
on requirements, maintaining good standing, and completing the program, visit
the
Honors Foundations Program Academic page.

As Honors College students, students have access to innovative courses, smaller
class sizes, and leadership development.

Honors College students can take advantage of
testWELL Tutoring, a free tutoring service provided by trained upperclass
Honors College students. Tutoring is available at both Honors Hall and Lincoln
Hall. All testWELL Learning Center tutors are certified members of the
National Tutoring Association.

First-time freshmen also receive guidance from
Honors peer mentors. Peer mentors are upperclass students at the Honors
College who help facilitate the Honors Orientation Add-on course HONR 298o each
fall.

Honors College students are assigned an Honors advisor in their major.
These advisors know both the Honors College program requirements and the requirements
of the student’s major of study, and can advise the student on how to best
take advantage of all the opportunities available to them.

Honors students also receive priority registration, registering before all non-Honors
undergraduate students at WVU.

When you join the Honors College, you join the Honors community. All Honors
students are members of the Honors Living-Learning Community (LLC). The Honors
LLC is a community that reaches across the West Virginia University campus to provide
opportunities for Honors Scholars to extend their learning beyond the classroom
through trips, dinner and special events.
Learn more about this community of scholars here.

Honors College freshmen also have the opportunity to live in
Honors Housing in one of our two residence halls:
Honors Hall (Downtown Campus) and
Lincoln Hall (Evansdale Campus). By choosing to live in Honors Housing, first-time freshmen
join a vibrant community of motivated, engaged students, excited to make the most
of their time at West Virginia University. All Resident Assistants (RAs) in Honors
Housing are also Honors students. Tutoring by testWELL is available in both Lincoln
Hall and Honors Hall, and the Honors Orientation Add-On 298O course is held in
the Honors dormitories. (Please note that like all residence halls, Honors Housing
is available on a first-come, first served basis.)

If you are a prospective student, please see
Planning Your Visitto schedule your visit with us. Students can
schedule a hall tour, an academic appointment to learn more about the program,
or even shadow a current Honors student in their major!

The Honors College offices are located on WVU Downtown Campus in the first floor
of Honors Hall at 250 Second Street.

Lincoln Hall, the Honors dormitory for WVU Evansdale Campus, is located at 1014 Rawley
Ave.
Contact us at 304-293-2100 with any questions.